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By Ed Magicseaweed - Published on 1st September 2009 | Viewed 292521 times.

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© 2009 - dingo
 



Pictured is Patrick Trevillion on a cold and clear mid-winter at Waikuku Beach, New Zealand, during a big Southerly storm which came through over night dumping heaps of snow and pushing in a nice swell. It's a nice beachbreak, with lots of space that picks up more south swell than the town beaches. Winter can get pretty cold but when the snow melts in spring and runs down the rivers... that's when it really gets cold. You'll need boots, gloves and a hood to be comfortable and surf your best out there.

The biggest issue here during winter is the lack of surfers to take photos of! During the mid-week I am usually the only one out there, and after working hours the sun gets down below the trees so there is too little light for good shots. It was so icy this day that two of the boys' surf boards got stuck to the roof rack with ice!

Doug Singer
www.morphic.co.nz

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Goofy14yearold817 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Number 9's a bit of a poo wave :) All the waves look pretty sick though in bournemouth its too messy :(
dENNo845 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Hell bru, what about the freezing cameraman doing the water shots!!!
NYsurfer13857 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
That water looks freeeezing lol
CBripper864 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
#8 they would probly go higher in the airs without all the weight of the waterlogged wetsuit
CBripper864 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
#2 needs some perspective like a person because it sys its a mini tsunami, but it looks about 3 foot
Mel in Florida868 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I think I'll stay where I am..
South Wales Rider873 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
awsome!!!!
dingo880 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
there is no such thing as cold water , just bad wetsuits
Reillser882 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Man I got icecream pains just watching the guy duck diving in no.8
shanzobonzo883 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
No. 4 is a great article, fair play Colin!
island_man883 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I surf on Vancouver island B.C., and in the winter good swell is almost always accompanied by some freakish wind/snow/sleet storm. Hooded 6/5/4s, booties, and gloves are the only way to go!
harveywallbanger886 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
number 12/ Killer Whales and Polar Bears swim in that water.
yankeelovehandle886 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
licoln city = qweeb central
7887 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Winter at The Wall, New Hampshire: my take is to try for days where the sum of the air temp and the water temp is at least 70F, or let's say 5C - but it sounds better in Farenheit - almost toasty.
ziconess889 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Fantastic article - you are all mental & a lot of respect is due. I wonder where you all go when you go on your hols? :)
Rich Walsh889 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Surfed in hail , never snow. Lads you're gonna have get bigger Speedos to house those nuts.
BuzyG889 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
More Great shots. Video realy well put together. Not sure I'd suffer the cold for that wave, but the guys were making the most of it. Reminded me of hiding under my Sponge on Constantine beach a few winters back, to keep the marble sized hail stones off.
EsbenT889 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Great footage from (number 8) Vancouver! T'was a nicely made video and they were very good at making the best of what they had :)
Joe 90889 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Minus 30? Respect Gentlemen, i feel it at minus a few let alone more 0's
Pete890 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Some great insights and stories. Looking forward to winter in the North Sea, tropical in comparison. Know how hard it is to grab the camera instead of your board when your local spots are fickle, but I'll try that bit harder this season having looked at this, cheers. Some fantastic images and the short film really gives you an idea of the temperatures, bloody baltic!
StiggyIggy891 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
wow you guys have some balls, i surf in florida and i get mad when it gets to the low 70's
dingo890 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Hi Stiggylggy. I am surfing with xcell booties and gloves and a loaclly made 7th wave wetsuit.3mm body and 2mm arms,and thats good for an hour or two .the water temp is about 9degs c at this time of the year
Benjo11861 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Fair play...3/2 in 9 deg c, localy made .....must be good ha
Carcharias891 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Wow. Respect.
s0ulsurfing891 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
i'd nearly forgotten that feeling of paddling out on a january morning with a freezing cold north-easterly sorting out a proper south-westerly swell, and I actually cant wait, had enough of summer slop already
Sparko891 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Agree - although I need the opposite swell/wind directions
The Swindler889 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Well Jason it's all yours this year, Im off to NZ, last winter was too damn cold, and there is a distinct lack of bikini clad women in January on the island. Keep up the good work with the pic's!
joel-braith889 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
agreed mate! it will be nice to have some quiet line ups again too. There's nothing like surfing below zero to sort the men out from the boys.
ZakJ865 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
yea boy. NZ's where the surfs at. winter or summer its still around 15.C
Sparko891 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
The North Sea in winter is no picnic but some of these locations take the p@ss: Number 5 - bollock freezing and sharks??!
Coop407891 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Respect to anyone who surfs no. 7
bazza891 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Water is most heavy (dense) at 4 deg C...
eggsandwhich891 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
yeah yeah very clever , but at what temp is it COLDEST?
DrGeePhD891 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
a fraction of a degree above the temperature at when it turns to ice.
stuie_m892 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
That's true dedication for you . . .
Sparko892 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
The water quality in 13 looks terrible - just look at all that rubbish in his face
dannyoconnor891 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
hahahahha
 
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